[Intro]
Det var en gång för länge länge sen
en liten söderkis, en störig en
Jag såg världen på mitt eget vis
[Verse in English]
in the late eighties and early nighties
stockholm had some hectic nights see
cold war ending, political warfare and no trenches,
prime minister gunned down in his prime
the "A-team" on the benches in the park, what a time to grow up
what a time to be alive, "A" as in Alcoholics might throw up,
racial violence in the streets, kosher butcher on my block,
every weekend, like a clock, nazi skins broke his window, what the fuck!
[refräng in English]
"The bear garden" it was my hood, my spot,
one evening was enough, I was hooked, passion so hot,
we made friends for life and for the night,
it was the nighties and it felt so damn right.
[Verse in English]
I learnt all the wrong things In school,
knew both brown kids who went there to,
and we were cool
or as cool as I knew to be, damn I was a fool
rose tinted memories sting bittersweet
hard times, but I'd take 'em' back in a heartbeat.
these days the nazis wear a suit and tie
They deny their history, I wonder why
[refräng in English]
"The bear garden" it was my hood, my spot,
one evening was enough, I was hooked, passion so hot,
we made friends for life and for the night,
it was the nighties and it felt so damn right.
[Verse på svenska]
en gång va ja en färsking i Katarina församling,
nu e jag väl mer en bitter gamling
fyrti-fyrans kängpunkare gav igen på skinn-bulor
nasse-runkare fick smaka Doctor Martin-sulor
å det var aldrig nån som sett nått
fan nittitalet va rätt rått
men röda söderhjärtan höll oss varma
när rassarna fick känna karma i sina kulor
[refräng in English]
"The bear garden" it was my hood, my spot,
one evening was enough, I was hooked, passion so hot,
we made friends for life and for the night,
it was the nighties and it felt so damn right.
[Verse på svenska]
gick på scout-möten, i staden mellan broarna
allt kunde gått i stöpet om ja inte haft ron av att
ledaren med järnhanden hette Rita
hon garantera ordning man kunde lita på
i världen som va så svår att förstå
sen när Elsa rocka rappen på lägerbålet
jag va så seg å fatta, nu ser jag det målet
har klättrat ur hålet, hör segervrålet.
"The bear garden" it was my hood, my spot,
one evening was enough, I was hooked, passion so hot,
we made friends for life and for the night,
it was the nighties and it felt so damn right.
Björnsan, Svartmangatan, gaffel-gränd ,
i Lov-ö-skogen, på grabb kaféet och goda öl-krogen,
där e jag välkänd,
The beer garden, this is my hood, my spot,
we make friends for life and for the night,
just like in the nighties and it feels so damn right.
my hood, my spot,
my hood, my spot,
my hood, my spot,
rose tinted memories sting bittersweet
hard times, but I'd have 'em' back in a heartbeat.
my friends for life
it was the nighties and it felt so right
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